Äideistä parhain (2005)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Klaus Härö

Writers:

Veikko Aaltonen (based on a screenplay by)
Heikki Hietamies (novel)

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict...

Plot Keywords:

Finnish | Swedish | War Child | Beach | Flashback Sequence

Awards:

11 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Topi Majaniemi	...	Eero Lahti
Marjaana Maijala	...	Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti
Maria Lundqvist	...	Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa
Michael Nyqvist	...	Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa
Esko Salminen	...	Eero Lahti - nykyaika
Aino-Maija Tikkanen	...	Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika
Kari-Pekka Toivonen	...	Lauri - Eeron isä
Brasse Brännström	...	Isoisä Ruotsissa
Penny Elvira Loftéen	...	Siv - naapurintyttö
Maria Langhammer	...	Anna
Leif Andrée	...	Gunnar
Marie Göranzon	...	Rouva Grevnäs
Åsa Persson	...	Opettajatar
Gustav Wiklund	...	Pappi
Patrick Henriksen	...	Tuomas - kotiavustaja

Also Known As:

Den bästa av mödrar (Sweden)
Mother of Mine (International: English title)

Runtime:

Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:111 min

Country:

Finland | Sweden

Language:

Finnish | Swedish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Sweden:11 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Company:

Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)

Trivia:

Submitted by Finland to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (U.S.A.) for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards.

It gathers all the ingredients that make you want to flood your eyes off

If not the best, surely one of the best movies ever made. During the second world war a boy is being evacuated from Finland to Sweden and back to Finland. I won't tell you anything more about the plot, go and see this movie. Smart story, great acting, the whole thing is an excellent package. It is a Finnish nominee for foreign Oscar in the US and for reason. Lately there have been some great movies coming from Finland, Koirankynnen leikkaaja (Dog Nail Clipper) and Mies vailla menneisyyttä (The Man Without a Past) to mention. Äideistä parhain belongs to this category of Finnish masterpieces. This movie makes you think what is important in life. It feels like it makes world a better place. Indeed.